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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A child has died from gunshot wounds at a campground in
Yellowstone National Park, park officials said.

The mother told emergency dispatchers that her daughter, 3, had shot herself with a handgun,
park spokesman Al Nash said. It was not reported who owned the gun.

Park rangers arrived at the Grant Village Campground, where the fatal shooting took place
Saturday, and an emergency medical team tried to resuscitate the girl, Nash said.The child’s name
was being withheld until relatives could be notified, he said.

Carrying guns in national parks and federal wildlife areas is allowed as long as federal, state
and local laws are obeyed.